Bicycle saddle with adjustable cushioning
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1. A bicycle saddle comprising:
- a bicycle saddle shell;
a fabric/film covering; and
an elastomeric cushion disposed between the shell and the covering, the cushion comprising at least a first elastomer and a second elastomer, one of the first and second elastomers having a plurality of cavities and another of the first and second elastomers having a plurality of projections, the cavities and projections being sized and spaced apart from one another to enable engagement therebetween, said second elastomer being of smaller plan dimension than said first elastomer for enabling engagement of said second elastomer at various positions relative to said first elastomer in order to provide specific resilient and contour characteristics to said elastomeric cushion.
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Abstract
A bicycle saddle with adjustable cushion includes a bicycle saddle shell and a fabric/film covering attached to a perimeter of the shell. A plurality of elastomers are disposed between the fabric/film and the shell. One of the plurality of elastomers has a plurality of cavities and another of the plurality of elastomers has a plurality of projections. The cavities and projections are sized and spaced apart from one another to enable selected engagement therebetween in order to provide customized resilient properties of the saddle and indexing of the elastomers.
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27 Claims
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1. A bicycle saddle comprising:
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a bicycle saddle shell; a fabric/film covering; and an elastomeric cushion disposed between the shell and the covering, the cushion comprising at least a first elastomer and a second elastomer, one of the first and second elastomers having a plurality of cavities and another of the first and second elastomers having a plurality of projections, the cavities and projections being sized and spaced apart from one another to enable engagement therebetween, said second elastomer being of smaller plan dimension than said first elastomer for enabling engagement of said second elastomer at various positions relative to said first elastomer in order to provide specific resilient and contour characteristics to said elastomeric cushion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A bicycle saddle comprising;
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a bicycle saddle; and an elastomeric cushion disposed between a shell and a covering, the cushion comprising at least a first elastomer and a second elastomer, one of the first and second elastomers having a plurality of cavities and another of the first and second elastomers having a plurality of projections, the cavities and projections comprising holes and pins respectively and sized and spaced apart from one another to enable engagement therebetween, said holes having different depths and widths corresponding to different lengths and widths of corresponding pins in order to provide specific resilient characteristics to said elastomeric cushion.
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12. A bicycle saddle comprising;
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a bicycle saddle shell; a fabric/film covering; an elastomeric layer adhered to an underside of said fabric/film covering, said elastomeric layer having a plurality of cavities formed therein; and at least one cushion pad, said cushion pad having a plurality of projections thereon, the projections being sized and spaced in order to engage less than all of the cavities in said elastomeric layer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A bicycle saddle comprising:
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a bicycle saddle shell; a fabric/film covering attached to a perimeter said shell; at least one cushion pad; and means, defining an opening in said fabric/film covering, for enabling placement and removal of the pad between said fabric/film covering and said shell in order to change saddle resiliency and contour. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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